Fair enuf ...Originally Posted by Mariano Rodissy
Marcus answered first, so it`s your turn Marcus.
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Fair enuf ...Marcus answered first, so it`s your turn Marcus.
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OK, how many brothers and sisters did Hannibal have? And, name them if their name (or, their spouse or son's name) is known.
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Hannibal, Hasdrubal, Hanno and Mago were his sons
I think he had a daughter too (dunno her name)
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There were more.
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Brother Hasdrubal
Brother Mago
Sister Sapanibal
For anybody who is saying Hanno, if you got that from David Anthony Durham's novel about him, you're wrong. At the end of the book he says Hanno was a made up character (didn't exist) Or at least that's what I think. Give me a minute to fact check.
Last edited by LLXerxes; December 29, 2007 at 07:32 PM.
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Hannibal had three brothers But, as LLXerxes said, no Hanno. He also had more than one sister. So, no correct answer yet.
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Hasdrubal
Mago
Hanno
Sapanibal
Salambua
Marcus, if you're thinking of Hasdrubal the Fair, he was brother-in-law of Hannibal.
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Pretty close, SP. But, as I said Hanno is not his brother. And, I'm not including Hasdrubal the Fair since he's his bother-in-law. Hannibal also had more than two sisters.
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The third daughter,after two mentioned by Shyam, married Bomilcar (admiral in 215-212)Her name is kind of fictive-her sonny is Hanno,gran-son to Hamilcar that would be answer for daughters
So if we take Shyam answer take away Hanno put instead of Hanniba the Great and mention that
fourth son,died in inf, name is unknown that would be answer for sons.
While we are at it you can tell more about Hamilcar's Iberian wife was she from Iberian non-IndoEuropeans(like Basque or Iberian Semitic) or was she kind of Iberian-Celtic?
Last edited by Edelward; December 31, 2007 at 09:28 AM.
Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
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Correct, Edelward.
Three brothers, Hasdrubal and Mago and his youngest brother's name is unknown. Probably died in infancy. Hamilcar had three daughters and we know name of two of them, Sapanibal and Salambua. Sapanibal married to Hasdrubal and Salambua married to Numidian Prince named Navarras.
Another Hannibal's sister was the wife of Bomilcar and she had a son, Hanno, who served under Hannibal towards the end of the Second Punic War.
About your question, Edelward, we'll never know for sure other than she was daughter of an Iberian king.
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I recommend everybody classic book Gustave Flaubert 'Salammba'.
Even old(1862) this book is 100% cool and engaging it gives some historical info and even mentions very rare units ,but it also describes great battles and some Punnic customs-great book!It mainly is about Hamilcar,Matho,Salamba,Hannibal is ten years old in that time,but he ...also is there.This book is one of the best probably best in historical fiction.
Wife of Hamilcar:Iberia was huge with a good score of nations-probably,some diplomatic marriage.
Last edited by Edelward; December 31, 2007 at 06:06 PM.
Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
Vicarius
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All right then-I post quickie
In time of 100 Years War peasants in English domain were encouraged to train longbow in their free time.The place was assigned in English towns were they could do that.
How is the place were they have been training called ?
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Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
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Marks?
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The yew bows of that time (e.g. the ones raised with the "Mary Rose") had a pull of 120-150 lb. Compare that with modern bows; most modern archers have difficulty drawing a bow with a pull of 50lb. It has been said that at close range (about 100 feet - say 30 metres) an expert medieval archer could shoot a pile arrow through 4 inches (about 10 cm) of solid oak, and at long range (300-400 metres) he could fire 3 more arrows before the first one hit. No armour in the world can stand up to that - ask the ghosts of the French knights who fought at Crecy and Agincourt. A medieval heavy crossbow had comparable penetrating power, but took an age to reload. It was the combination of penetrating power and rate of fire that made the English and Welsh longbowmen so deadly...[HERE]-> If you explore the small towns and villages along the border of England and Wales, it's not uncommon even now to see the word "----" in street names. The "----" was the place where the local archers did their training.
Last edited by Edelward; January 01, 2008 at 05:30 AM.
Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
Vicarius
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OK if it is to hard subject I'll give away the answer after one more try.
Last edited by Edelward; January 01, 2008 at 11:14 AM.
Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
Vicarius
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Not to make it too boring I'll answer
The place were archers were doing their training called :
'Rake'
Go ahead and post you question!
Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
Vicarius
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Ummm since no one answered it ... i think u shud ask again
Just not AS difficult
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Two nations one in ancient Ireland and another in ancient Greece had the similar name ?
What is this name?
Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
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Gaels sons of Mil Espaine called themselves Milesians.
Inhabitants of Miletus-Milesians.
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Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
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